Method of and means for manufacturing sad-irons



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M. J. SHIIVIEN.

METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING SAD IRONS.

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METHOD OF ANDMEANS FOR MANUFACTURING SAD IRONS. N0; 268,948.- v j Pate nted De0. 12, 1882.

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M. J. SHIMER. METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING SAD IRONS.

Dee. 12. 1882.

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.lllLTON J. SHIMER, OF FREEMANSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

METHOD OF-AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING SAD-IRONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of. Letters Patent No. 268,948, dated December 12, 1882.

Applicationfilcd October 19, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON J. Summit, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Freemansburgfln the county ofNorthainpton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful [mprovementsin Method of and Apparatus for Manufacturing Sad-lronsand like Articles; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot'the inven tion,such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to the manufacture of ironing or sad irons, and has for its objects to make sad-irons by a rapid process, to make the body of the sad-iron ot a cheap material, and to make the lmtt ms thereof of a good and clean metal.

My invention oonsists,.first, in the method or process of manufacturing sad-ironsin quick successiomwhich consists in placingin the mold a prepared bottom for the sad-iron, their closing the mold, then inserting the handle, then pouring in the cast, metal to form the body and unite the bottom and handle, then moving the mold ,forward and automatically dropping the formed sad-iron from the mold.

My invention consists, also,in a metal mold composed of three parts the bottom, commonly called the drag/i and the verticallydivided top, commonlyealled the cope, so hinged to the drag as to open onoppos'ite sides automatically when the mold is inverted.

My invention consists, further, in .molds mounted on wheels, in combination with. a track and end wheels, over which the molds pass.

My invention further consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side view of a series of connected molds traveling upon a track and over end pulleys, showing the mode of filling the molds and discharging the articles. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a metal mold, showing the bottom plate for the sad-iron in position in the drag and the divided cope open on opposite sides of the drag and a portion of an adjacent mold. Fig. 3 is a side view of a mold, showing the samein a closed condition, and the handle (indicated by dotted lines) in position. Fig. 4is a perspective vlewot'a handie for a sad-iron. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the bottom plate for a sari-iron. Fig. 6 isa perspective view of a complete sad-iron made by my means. the traveling mold for making sad-irons, and Fig. 8 is a longitudinal view taken through the line as w of Fig. 7.

i In carrying out my method or process of manufacturing sad-irons a track is built composed of two rails of a given length and arranged parallel to each other at a desired width. At each end of this track is arranged a transverse shaft carrying a pulley or wheel ot'a desircddianietcr and construction adapted to receive the molds from the interposedtrack and carry them positively around bya suitable motor. The track and end pulleys on the shafts can be supported in any well-known manner, and since I do not confine myself to any special construction of these parts, I deem further detail description unnecessary.

The molds for making the sad-irons are preferably made of metal, and each composed of three essential parts-40 wit, the bottom, commonly called the drag, and the vertically divided top pieces,commonly called the cope. 'lhe drag A is a rectangular frame, with side Fig. 7 is a perspective view of and end walls, band 0, side arms orlugs, d,and

the end sprite-box, e. The cope, whichis composed of the two sectional pieces 13 B, has its sides and ends beveled to fit the correspondingly-beveled sides and ends of the drag. ;On the under side of these pieces B B, composing the cope, is workedthe outlines or configuration of the body of a sad-iron, as shown in Figs. 2 and 8 of the drawings, and formed with the notches fforthepassage of theprongsot' the handle. The upper surface of these pieces B B (see Figs. 3,7, and S) is formed with lugs h, centrally located between which are pivoted the curved arms 0 G, pivotally connected to the lugs 2' on the sides of the drags.

Through the perforations in the side arms, (1, of the drag are passed the transverse rods 7., carrying at the ends the wheels m, preferably grooved. To connect the molds together,

so asto cause them to followeach otheathe ducing the sad-irons in a greatly-increased arii'isd otthe adjacent molds are overlapped, as'seenin Figs. 1,2, and 7 of the drawings,

and the rods passed through the registered perforations of the arms, thus making an axial coupling. i i

The letter D (see Fig. 5) represents thebottom plate for a sad-iron, with a surrounding flange and a plurality of connecting-studs. This plate is made of clean and good iron, that is easily polished. r

The connected molds, with two uncoupled,

are mounted on the track and placed around the wheels, and the two uncoupled molds connected, so as toform an endless series of molds. As the molds arefmovediforward, as indicated by "the arro'w in Fl g. "1, "the bottom plates are; f placed in the K drags 'hyan attendant'as each; a mold rises andisabon't'to ass'ume'a horizontal; "position, preferablyafter the left-"han'dsectiom; B,-of the cope has dropped into position, and before the right-hand section, B, 'h'a's'dropped into position. -=Afterone"df the pope-sections; 'is'down 'it forms an excellent 'gnide,-on'ac-= count of the mold configuration for the body of 'thesad-iron, "for the adjustment-ofthta bot-- tom plate within the mold. After the bot-' tom plate is properly adjusted With'inthe mold the othero'r right haud'seotion ofit'hecope'i's; permitted "to drop into position and close the: mold. The loose 'handle E,"(see Fig-4,) having'its prongs fpreferablynoiched for better anchorage,is-inserted through the openings? in'the sectional-cope until the ends'rc's't upou the bottom plate, or -nearly so,"iu which "verti i 4 cal'positio'n the handle ts sustained. This mold. is now moved forward "by the proper -'power under the supported ladle, containing molten metal, which may be o'f'ja common quality, and. by tilting the ladlethemetal is -run into the sprue-box and through the gate "into'the mold, filling the same, thus uniting the-bottom plate and the'pro'ngs or ends of the handle with 'the'cas't iron composing the body of th'e'sad iron. The filled moldis now,

. "moved'forward "and the 'nex'tprepared con- 'nected mo'ld brought under the ladle,and asthefllled moldsare movedforward and over the wheels the sectional copesautomatically open on ovpposit esides and permit'themolded sad-irons todrop'out,as indicated by the sadirons 1 and'2jin' Fig. lot the drawings. The

operation isthus' con tinnedand'repeated, pro- 7 consisting of the drag formed or provld'edwith rate of production. The bottoms of the sad irons are now polished and finished in the usual manner. p

I reserve the right to vary the construction and arrangement of parts'without departing from the spirit of my invention, and vary the shape of the molds for sash-weights and dumbbells,-and thelike.

The sad-iron herein described, and shown in Figs. 4 and 6 of the drawings, will form the subject-matter of a separate application. 6

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- p v 1. The improvement in the art of manufacturing sad-irons, which consists in arranging in the mold a prepared bottom 'forthe sad-iron, then closing the mold,then inserting the'handle, then moving the'mold forwardand automatically discharging the shaped sad-iron, "substantially 'asdescrihed. x T; I 2. In the manufacture of "sad-irons,'a'metal "mold composed-of the drag and the verticallydiVidedcope hinged on opposite-sides of the I drag, "constructed to open automatically when inverted,substantially asdesjcribed.

3. A series of traveling molds-with hinged. copes mounted on 'whcels'and constructed'to "open automatically-when inverted,"in zoonibination with a track and end pulleys'withsuitable driving mechanism, substantiallyas'de; scribed.

w 1 5 4. In combination with a drag formed with end lugsyi, a vertically-divided "cope formed bearings, 'o'i' a-xles' k and wheels m,-su'bstantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

6. vA'n improvedtraveling mold for 'cast'in gs,

9F ends'orextensionsd and lugs'i, the divided "cope B'B', with 'lugsa, connecting-'arms'G, axles-k, and wheels "m,-'substantially as fig.

scribed. v ln'testimonywhereofl allix mysignature intoo presenceof two witnesses. v MILTQN .J. SHIMER.

Witnesses:

fllivm H. SHIMER, FR. Raven. 

